Planooraph co



H. A. MILLER.

PAPER DUSTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAILZQ. 19KB.

1 309,537., Patented July 8, 1919.

INVE N TOR A ITORNEVS THE CDLUMIIA PLANOCIRAPM 410., wuuuldm. D. C.

HENRY ANDREW MILLER, 01! MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

PAPER DUSTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1919.

Application filed March 29, 1919. Serial No. 285,945.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ANDREW MILLER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Meadville, in the county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Paper Duster, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

his invention relates to protecting devices for clothes and particularly to what is sometimes termed a duster, and has for an object the provision of an improved arrangement formed of paper which will protect the garments thoroughly when in use, and which by reason of its cheapness may be discarded after one using.

Another object in view is to provide a cheap covering or protecting member in the form of a cape arranged to be substantially sealed at the top and front opening so as to prevent dust from being deposited on the clothes of the person wearing the device.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a front view of the duster disclosing an embodiment of the invention, the same being shown on a figure.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cluster spread out, the same looking at the cluster from the interior.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates the body of the duster which is made preferably from one piece and which is provided with slits 2 and 3 through which the hands may be passed whenever desired. The body 1 is preferably folded along the lines 4. and 5 and is preferably formed with a round neck section 6 which is preferably provided with a reinforcing member 7 of fabric, paper or other material. The body 1 is preferably made of paper and is cut to produce a cape structure as shown in Fig. 1, though it may be made longer or shorter as desired.

In order to produce the shoulder sections 8 and 9 the upper part of the body 1 is slit at 10 and is also folded on lines 11, 12 and 13 in such a manner that when folded on line 12 line 11 will be superimposed on line 13 and when folded on line 14 lines 11 and 13 will be superimposed on line 15. On the opposite side of the cluster folds are provided on lines 17 and 18 whereby line 18 is superimposed on line 16. When all of these folds have been made they are held together by an adhesive or other suitable means and form the shoulders as illustrated in Fig. 1 while allowing the extension 20 to overlap and be secured to the opposite side of the neck section 21 by an adhesive or other suitable means. The section 19 segregated by the slit 10 is folded along line 12 and is thereby out of the way, but positioned to act as reinforcing means. If desired adhesive 22 may be provided along one edge of the body 1 so as to secure it to the opposite edge when the parts are slightly overlapped. In addition to this adhesive strips 23 having an adhesive on one face are provided for connecting the front of the duster together as shown in Fig. 1, the top strip 23 overlapping the tongue 20.

In regard to the arm or hand slits 2 and 3 it will be seen that reinforcing members 24 and 25 are provided, said reinforcing members being of paper, cloth or other desired material, preferably held in place by an adhesive.

The entire construction of cape is such that it may be very cheaply manufactured and yet will not readily tear, notwithstanding the fact that it is made of paper. It will be noted that the structure or duster may be made as shown in the drawing or other shapes without departing from the spirit of the invention, the invention being to provide means which will protect against dust and other objectionable matter which is liable to be deposited on the clothes when riding in an automobile or other vehicle. The slits 2 and 3 are provided so that the hands may be passed therethrough at any time for operating an automobile, or for any other desired purpose. In addition to being used as a protector while riding in an automobile it may be used as a protecting device in a parade or for other purposes.

After the duster has served its purpose and protected the clothes of the person wearing the same it is merely torn off and thrown aside. l Vhen it is desired to use a protector again a second duster is used. This is possihis as the material of which the protector is made is preferably paper which is cheap, but which effectively prevents dirt and dust from being deposited on the clothes.

What I claim is:

1. A duster or protecting device for clothes comprising a body shaped substantially as a cape, and open at the front, said body being formed of flexible paper and in three parts, there being a back section and two front sections, one ed e of each of the front sections being securei i to the back section by adhesive, each of the front sections having a slit forming arm openings, and connecting strips arranged on one of the front sections, said strips being coated With adhesive so as to act as connecting means for connecting the two front sections together When the device is in use.

2. A duster or protecting cape for protecting clothes comprising a body of flexible po- 10 per being open in the front and formed with Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. 0.

a neck portion at one end, a reinforcing member secured by adhesive to said neck portion, said body being fiornied with slits in the front part for presenting itrin openings, a reinforcing member secured by adhesive to said body adjacent said slits, said reinforcing members surrounding the slits, and connecting stri s provided With adhesive connecting the rent 0 ening.

HENRY ANDR W MILLER.

"Commissioner of Patents, 

